National Occupational Exposure Survey
(1981 - 1983)

Estimated Numbers of Employees Potentially Exposed to Specific Agents by 2-Digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)*

Agent Name IRON OXIDE (FEO)
CAS # 1345-25-1
RTECS #
Agent Code M0130

SIC Industry Description (1972) Total # Employees
(Male & Female)
Total # Female
Employees
15 GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS 1,734  
20 FOOD AND KINDRED PRODUCTS 3,858  
28 CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS 3,086 224
30 RUBBER AND MISC. PLASTICS PRODUCTS 1,412 403
32 STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS 307  
33 PRIMARY METAL INDUSTRIES 8,597 33
35 MACHINERY, EXCEPT ELECTRICAL 345  
36 ELECTRIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 1,108 456
37 TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT 1,204 178
45 TRANSPORTATION BY AIR 1,035  
72 PERSONAL SERVICES 1,813  
75 AUTO REPAIR, SERVICES, AND GARAGES 2,995  
80 HEALTH SERVICES 16  
TOTAL 27,511 1,296

*(1) By survey design, not all 2-digit SICs were surveyed. (2) The estimates for each 2-digit SIC apply only to the 3- and 4-digit SICs surveyed within the 2-digit SIC. Not all SICs were surveyed. (3) When using the estimates, standard errors associated with estimates should be considered. (4) Potential exposures to a chemical agent are categorized as actual (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of the specific agent) or tradename (i.e., the surveyor observed the use of a tradename product known to contain the specific agent). The estimates presented in the table combine both categories.

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